GREENBELT, Md. — A verdict is in for what has become a landmark civil case for police accountability in Maryland. On Friday, a jury sided with Capitol Heights Police Chief Mohamed Magassouba and his claims of discrimination stemming from his role in a 2019 arrest.

Magassouba was awarded $2.35 million as a result of the jury's decision.

Magassouba claimed that he was discriminated against for two and half years while working at Prince George’s County Police Department, the department he worked in for 12 years before joining the Capital Heights Police Department in 2022. He was described as an excellent officer who received multiple awards while with PGCPD, according to his attorney Jordan Howlette.

Magassouba was responding as a backup to assist a White officer who was arresting a Black

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